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The Vampire Lestat

The Vampire Chronicles, Book 2

By:
Anne Rice

Narrated by:
Simon Vance

Length: 21 hrs and 40 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
276

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
223

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
223

Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now Lestat is a rockstar in the demonic, shimmering 1980s. He rushes through the centuries in search of others like him, seeking answers to the mystery of his terrifying exsitence. His story, the second volume in Anne Rice's best-selling Vampire Chronicles, is mesmerizing, passionate, and thrilling.

Brilliant!

Love everlasting

Overall

5 out of 5 stars

Performance

5 out of 5 stars

Story

5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 30-07-18

I can’t d deceive how much I love this book. It is thrilling, sensuous, different and daring. Just as beautiful this time around as the first time I read it 18 years ago...only this time it all made sense in a beautifully adult way. All the alluring images, the subtext and the sweet sexy secrets of it were glaring at me now as I listened. The performance was as mesmerising as the descriptions of the antics of the undead. I thoroughly recommend this book if you are looking for a story to become totally immersed in. You will not be disappointed!!

Life of Pi

By:
Yann Martel

Narrated by:
Sanjeev Bhaskar

Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
318

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
292

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
296

One boy, one boat, one tiger.... British comedian, actor and broadcaster Sanjeev Bhaskar, OBE performs this brilliant edition of a work of fiction that is loved by fans around the world. After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a 16 year-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orangutan - and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The scene is set for an extraordinary adventure.

5 out of 5 stars

Loved it

Good but not great

Overall

3 out of 5 stars

Performance

4 out of 5 stars

Story

3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-07-18

This is one of those rare occasions when I can genuinely say I enjoyed the film more. The funny thing is that actually the film is very true to the book but without the beautiful visuals the film provides this story just isn’t as exciting as you’d hope. Usually I’d rely on the author to outdo the need for visuals with description of the setting of the story in the text but in the case of this book it all seemed as dull as grey clouds over a flat sea.

Catch 22

By:
Joseph Heller

Narrated by:
Trevor White

Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,746

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,321

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,312

At the heart of Joseph Heller's best-selling novel, first published in 1961, is a satirical indictment of military madness and stupidity, and the desire of the ordinary man to survive it.

5 out of 5 stars

Very well read

Absolutely loved it

Overall

5 out of 5 stars

Performance

5 out of 5 stars

Story

5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 23-04-18

I read this book when I was a teenager and forgot how fantastic it is. I definitely understood it better as an adult and some of the subtext was a lot more meaningful in our current world than it was in the 90’s. The narrator is great and you can easily distinguish the different characters through his use of voices. I recommend this one strongly!!

Mythos

By:
Stephen Fry

Narrated by:
Stephen Fry

Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
10,050

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
9,193

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
9,149

The Greek myths are amongst the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney. They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West. You'll fall in love with Zeus, marvel at the birth of Athena, wince at Cronus and Gaia's revenge on Ouranos, weep with King Midas and hunt with the beautiful and ferocious Artemis.